--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to wb4fee: 4.40 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 355.60 degrees Elevation angle to wb4fee: +0.0492 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0670 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wb4fee Site location: 34.8079 North / 82.2632 West (34° 48' 28" N / 82° 15' 47" W) Ground elevation: 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 925.51 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 32.41 feet Distance to ac4q: 4.40 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 175.60 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.1128 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1057 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between ac4q and wb4fee: Free space path loss: 92.78 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.24 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.46 dB Field strength at wb4fee: 53.78 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 130.80 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 160.20 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wb4fee and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7727 N, 82.2599 W, 2.44 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7719 N, 82.2598 W, 2.50 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7710 N, 82.2597 W, 2.56 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7702 N, 82.2597 W, 2.61 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7685 N, 82.2595 W, 2.73 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7677 N, 82.2594 W, 2.79 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7669 N, 82.2593 W, 2.84 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7652 N, 82.2592 W, 2.96 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7644 N, 82.2591 W, 3.02 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 121.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 2654.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 1282.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.